Species Ixodes myrmecobii Roberts, 1962
Introduction
Some early records of Ixodes holocyclus are now known to refer to I. myrmecobii (see Roberts, 1970)
General References
Barker, D. 2019. Ixodes barkeri n. sp. (Acari: Ixodidae) from the short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus, with a revised key to the male Ixodes of Australia, and list of the subgenera and species of Ixodes known to occur in Australia. Zootaxa 4658(2): 331-342 (as Ixodes myrmecobii)
Barker, S.C., Walker, A.R. & Campelo, D. 2014. A list of the 70 species of Australian ticks; diagnostic guides to and species accounts of Ixodes holocyclus (paralysis tick), Ixodes cornuatus (southern paralysis tick) and Rhipicephalus australis (Australian cattle tick); and consideration of the place of Australia in the evolution of ticks with comments on four controversial ideas. International Journal for Parasitology 44: 941-953. (as Ixodes (Sternalixodes) myrmecobii)
Calaby, J.H. 1960. Observations on the banded ant-eater Myrmecobius f. fasciatus Waterhouse (Marsupialia), with particular reference to its food habits. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 135: 183-207 (as Ixodes holocyclus)
Camicas, J.-L., Hervy, J.-P., Adam, F. & Morel, P.C. 1998. Les Tiques du Monde (Acarida, Ixodida). Paris : Orstom 233 pp. (as Ixodes (Sternalixodes) myrmecobii)
Kwak, M.L., Ash, A. & Elliot, A. 2017. Redescription of the numbat tick Ixodes (Sternalixodes) myrmecobii Roberts, 1962 (Acari: Ixodidae) with descriptions of the male and nymph, and new host records. Zootaxa 4272(1): 40-56. (as Ixodes myrmecobii)
Kwak, M.L., Beveridge, I., Koehler, A.V., Malipatil, M., Gasser, R.B. & Jabbar, A. 2017. Phylogenetic analysis of the Australian paralysis ticks and their relatives (Ixodidae: Ixodes: Sternalixodes). Parasites & Vectors 10(122): 1-12. (as Ixodes myrmecobii)
Nuttall, G.H.F. & Warburton, C. 1911. Ticks. A Monograph of the Ixodoidea. Part II. Ixodidae. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press pp. i-ix 105-293. (as Ixodes holocyclus)
Roberts, F.H.S. 1970. Australian Ticks. Melbourne : CSIRO 267 pp. (as Ixodes myrmecobii)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | Acari | 11-Sep-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Bruce Halliday |
| 26-Apr-2016 | IXODIDAE Dugès, 1834 | 12-Nov-2014 | ADDED | Lyn Randall |
| 07-May-2013 | 07-May-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-May-2013 | 16-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-May-2013 | 08-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |